Deconstructed Meatball Sub Bites
Ingredients
Meatball Ingredients
- 1.5 lb combination of ground beef ground pork and ground veal
- .65 oz Healthy Solutions Italian Meatballs Spice Blend
- ¼ C milk
- ¾ whole wheat bread crumbs dry {divided}
- ¼ C parmesan cheese grated
- 1 loaf frozen garlic bread
- 20 bocconcini small fresh mozzarella balls
- 2 T parsley freshly chopped
- 2 T parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 1 C marinara sauce
- 20 skewers
Instructions
Meatballs
- Place ground beef, pork and veal in a large mixing bowl with spice blend, milk, parmesan cheese and ½ C breadcrumbs. With hands mix, just until combined.
- Place remaining ¼ C breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl.
- Using an ice cream scoop (to get even sized meatballs) scoop out mixture and roll into balls. Roll each ball in breadcrumbs. Place meatballs in a mini muffin pan.
- Baked meatballs for 20-25 minutes, depending on size.
- Bake garlic bread according to package instructions.
- Cut into squares, roughly the size of your meatballs.
- Heat marinara sauce just to warm.
To Assemble
- Thread a skewer through meatball, bocconcini and garlic bread, placing the meatball at the bottom to act as the base.
- Place a spoonful of marinara underneath each meatball on the serving plate.
- Sprinkle everything with fresh parsley and parmesan cheese.